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Don Chuy’s Fresh Mex & Cantina is Jesus “Chuy” Leon’s Mexican restaurant — started in Lee’s Summit, expanded to Overland Park in June 2025. Fresh-from-scratch Mexican (not Tex-Mex) with margaritas and a full cantina program. Two KC metro locations, family-owned, growing fast.

Description

Don Chuy’s Fresh Mex & Cantina is Jesus “Chuy” Leon’s fresh-from-scratch Mexican restaurant — a growing KC metro presence that started in Lee’s Summit and arrived in Overland Park in June 2025. The “Don” in the name is a title of respect; Chuy built the Lee’s Summit location into a strong local following over several years before his brother joined as co-owner and the family expanded to Johnson County. Don Chuy’s positions itself as fresh Mexican — not Tex-Mex, not fast-casual: the guacamole is made tableside, the tortillas are fresh, the cantina pours proper margaritas. The Overland Park location at 87th and Metcalf fills a gap for a family-owned Mexican concept in a corridor dominated by chain restaurants. The Johnson County Post covered the June 2025 opening and noted the established Lee’s Summit fanbase that followed the expansion north.

Tier classification

Tier 2 provisional — Mexican family operation, multi-location KC metro; owner birthplace. Jesus “Chuy” Leon and his brother operate Don Chuy’s as a family business with roots in Lee’s Summit (original) and expansion to Overland Park (2025). The concept is family-owned Mexican cuisine with genuine scratch cooking. “ — no press source confirms whether Jesus Leon was born in KC metro or immigrated from Mexico. Given the naming convention (“Don Chuy’s”) and fresh-Mexican concept, Mexican immigrant family origin is plausible but unconfirmed. Tier 2 provisional pending owner origin verification; revisit Tier 1 if KC-born confirmed.

Last verified: 2026-07-13 · Source: Don Chuy’s menu via Yelp, cross-referenced with don-chuys.com · URL(s): https://www.yelp.com/menu/don-chuy-s-fresh-mex-and-cantina-overland-park/all-day-menu · https://don-chuys.com · Confidence: High (full itemized menu with prices)

A broad scratch-Mexican menu cooked over a Josper charcoal grill — tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and burritos alongside a deep mariscos/ceviche program, steaks, and a full cantina with margaritas.1

Appetizers

  • Guacamole de Ribeye — fresh chunk guacamole served with chicharrón de ribeye ($14.00)1
  • Empanada de Ribeye — 3 mini empanadas stuffed with mozzarella and picadillo de ribeye ($14.00)1
  • Coconut Shrimp — 12 pieces ($14.00)1
  • Calamari — breaded calamari rings with red bell pepper and chipotle dipping sauce ($13.00)1
  • Trio Sopes — 1 chorizo, 1 ground beef, 1 chicken ($12.00)1
  • Tacos Ahogados — chicken taquitos topped with queso fresco and sour cream ($12.00)1
  • Spinach Crab Dip — creamy spinach, real crab meat, chipotle and cheese ($11.50)1
  • Oysters Rockefeller — 6, cooked on charcoal, garlic butter topped with spinach sauce ($22.00)1
  • Guacamole Mexicano — fresh chunk avocado with pico de gallo and lime ($9.00)1
  • Queso Fundido — melted mozzarella topped with chorizo and pico de gallo, served with tortillas ($9.50)1
  • Don Chuy’s — spinach dip with chorizo ($8.50)1
  • Cheese Dip ($5.99)1
  • Guacamole Dip ($5.99)1

Soups & Salads

  • 7 Mares — Mexican soup from scratch with shrimp, scallops, octopus, crab legs, fish and veggies ($24.00)1
  • Caldo de Camarón ($15.00)1
  • Menudo ($14.50)1
  • Chicken Soup ($13.00)1
  • Chicken Tortilla Soup ($10.00)1
  • Cali Salad — baby spinach, strawberries, apple slices, sweet pecans, cherry tomato, avocado and honey almonds ($16.00)1
  • Del Sur Salad — romaine, fresh mango, strawberry, avocado and black beans ($14.00)1
  • Taco Salad — crispy flour tortilla with ground beef or shredded chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream ($9.99)1

Los Pinchis Tacos

  • Tacos Gobernador — 3 beef skirt steak-shrimp tacos with rice and street corn ($19.75)1
  • Tacos Zarandeados — 3 tacos with shrimp, octopus or fish, cabbage, pico de gallo and chile de árbol–chipotle sauce ($19.75)1
  • Tacos Reglos al Carbón — 3 tacos of skirt steak, chorizo, grilled onions and mushrooms, topped with melted cheese and grilled jalapeño ($19.75)1
  • Los Cabos Tacos — 3 Baja-style breaded fish or shrimp tacos with cabbage, pico de gallo and creamy chipotle ($18.00)1
  • Quesabirrias — 3 quesabirrias with consomé, rice and beans ($16.00)1
  • Tacos (3) — choice of chorizo, carne asada, carnitas, al pastor, lengua or tripa, with rice and beans ($14.50)1
  • Tacos (1) — choice of protein ($4.25)1

Enchiladas

  • Seafood Enchiladas — 3 filled with shrimp, real crab meat and scallops, topped with cheese sauce ($17.99)1
  • Camarón Enchiladas — 3 shrimp enchiladas topped with cheese sauce ($16.50)1
  • Spinach & Chicken Enchilada — 3 grilled chicken and spinach enchiladas topped with spinach sauce ($15.50)1
  • Verdes Enchiladas — 3 chicken enchiladas with green sauce ($15.50)1
  • Chipotle Enchiladas — 3 grilled chicken enchiladas topped with creamy chipotle ($15.50)1
  • Poblanos Enchiladas — 3 chicken enchiladas topped with poblano sauce ($14.50)1
  • La Patrona Enchilada — 3 enchiladas with chicken, queso fresco and beans, guajillo sauce, rice and crema salad ($14.00)1

Burritos

  • King Burrito — ribeye, grilled chicken, shrimp, bacon and chorizo, beans, rice, chipotle cream and guacamole, cheese sauce and pico de gallo ($18.99)1
  • Monterrey Burrito — skirt steak, chorizo and rice with black beans, tomatillo sauce, cheese, pico de gallo, chile toreado and avocado ($18.99)1
  • Cheese Steak Burrito — grilled arrachera, mushrooms, onions, Anaheim pepper and Spanish rice ($17.50)1
  • Burrito Michoacano — carnitas and rice, topped with cheese dip, pico de gallo and chorizo ($17.00)1
  • Tapatío Burrito — ribeye cooked with onions, zucchini and chipotle, rice and beans ($16.00)1
  • Chicken & Spinach Burrito — grilled chicken, spinach, rice, topped with spinach sauce ($15.50)1
  • Sinaloa Burrito — grilled chicken, chorizo and rice, cheese sauce and pico de gallo ($14.50)1
  • California Burrito — steak or grilled chicken, rice, beans, fries, guacamole and serrano-lime cream ($14.50)1

Fajitas

  • Michoacana Fajita — shrimp, steak, grilled chicken, carnitas and chorizo ($21.99)1
  • Del Mar Fajita — grilled shrimp and scallops ($20.50)1
  • Camarón Fajita — shrimp ($19.25)1
  • Texana Fajita — grilled chicken, steak and shrimp ($18.99)1
  • Hawaiian Chipotle Fajita — chicken, ham and pineapple ($18.99)1
  • Chicken or Steak Fajita — cooked with bell peppers, onion and tomato ($16.99)1

Camarones

  • Camarones San Blas — grilled shrimp with spicy garlic-butter sauce, onions, cucumber and tomatoes ($22.00)1
  • Camarones Zarandeados — shrimp marinated in zarandeado sauce, charcoal grilled ($22.00)1
  • Camarones Momia — bacon-wrapped shrimp with white rice, charro beans and salad ($19.00)1
  • Camarones Empanizados — crispy breaded shrimp with rice, salad and dipping sauce ($17.99)1
  • Camarones a la Diabla — 12 shrimp in spicy diabla sauce ($18.50)1
  • Camarones Crema Chipotle — 12 shrimp in creamy chipotle sauce ($18.50)1
  • Camarones al Ajillo — grilled shrimp in fresh garlic sauce ($18.50)1
  • Spinach & Shrimp — grilled shrimp and spinach in creamy spinach sauce ($18.50)1

La Cevicheria

  • Molcajete del Mar — mojarra frita, crab legs, bacon-wrapped shrimp and San Blas shrimp, topped with garlic butter ($29.99)1
  • Seafood Tower — ceviche, aguachiles and shrimp layered with cucumber, tomato and avocado ($29.99)1
  • La Costa Bowl — boiled seafood: crab legs, shrimp, crawfish, potatoes and corn ($29.99)1
  • Botana Fría — shrimp, octopus, cucumber, tomatoes and onion ($25.75)1
  • Pulpo al Ajillo — octopus in garlic butter sauce ($24.99)1
  • Pulpo Zarandeado — octopus charcoal-grilled with zarandeado sauce ($24.99)1
  • Piña del Mar — grilled pineapple filled with shrimp, bell pepper, onion, tomato, crab meat and scallops, topped with queso chihuahua ($20.99)1
  • Shrimp Aguachile — cooked in lime juice; verde, negro, rojo or mango ($19.00)1
  • Cocktail — shrimp, pulpo or mix ($17.00)1
  • Orden de Ceviche — shrimp, octopus or mix ($16.00)1
  • Tostadas de Ceviche (2) — pulpo, camarón or mix ($15.75)1

Oysters

  • Oysters (6) — regular; Rockefeller, Balazos or aguachile add $8.50 ($13.50)1
  • Oysters (12) — regular; Rockefeller, Balazos or aguachile add $15.00 ($25.00)1

Pescado

  • Mahi Mahi Costa — grilled, topped with shrimp cooked with olive, onion, red bell pepper and tomatoes ($22.00)1
  • Mojarra Frita o a la Diabla — whole fried seasoned tilapia ($17.99)1
  • Salmon Chipotle Blueberry — grilled salmon topped with chipotle-blueberry sauce ($17.50)1
  • Salmon Mango — 8 oz. charcoal salmon with mango sauce, spinach, avocado, pico mango and rice ($17.00)1

Don Chuy’s Steak House

  • Steak Tulum — 12 oz. ribeye with 6 San Blas shrimp and grilled onions ($24.99)1
  • Steak Vallarta — T-bone steak served with bacon-wrapped shrimp ($23.99)1
  • La Regia — beef skirt steak cooked with chorizo, mushrooms and onions, topped with cheese sauce ($19.99)1
  • BBQ Chicken — quarter chicken charcoal-grilled, topped with BBQ ($16.00)1

A Lo Mexicano

  • Molcajete — steak, grilled chicken, chorizo, shrimp, chambray onion, chile, nopal, charro beans, green sauce ($24.99)1
  • Parrillada — ribeye, marinated chicken, shrimp, carnitas, onions, nopal, chorizo, chile toreado, rice, beans and tortillas ($24.99)1
  • Churrasco Tapatío — skirt steak charcoal-grilled with yuca, white rice, charro beans, chimichurri and red onions ($22.00)1
  • Steak a la Mexicana — T-bone topped with peppers, onions, tomato and shrimp ($22.00)1
  • Arrachera — skirt steak charcoal-grilled with grilled onions, mushrooms, cheese-stuffed pepper and street corn ($20.00)1
  • El Azteca — grilled ribeye topped with mushrooms, jalapeño, onions and cheese dip ($19.99)1
  • Carne Asada — ribeye charcoal-grilled with cheese quesadilla, grilled onion and jalapeño ($18.50)1
  • Carnitas — traditional Michoacán-style tender pork ($15.00)1
  • Carne en Chilito — grilled steak or pork topped with chilito rojo or verde ($15.00)1
  • Chiles Rellenos — 2 poblano peppers stuffed with cheese, breaded, topped with traditional sauce ($14.00)1
  • Taquitos Mexicanos — 4 taquitos (2 chicken, 2 beef), cabbage, queso fresco, chipotle, pico de gallo and sour cream ($14.00)1

Chicken (Pollo)

  • Choripollo — grilled chicken with chorizo, topped with cheese sauce ($17.50)1
  • Pollo Tropical — grilled chicken topped with shrimp, pineapple, onions, bell peppers, tomato and cheese ($17.50)1
  • Pollo Cancún — grilled chicken with shrimp, broccoli, onions, zucchini and cheese sauce ($17.50)1
  • Pollo Picoso — grilled marinated chicken with grilled jalapeños, onion, tomato and cheese sauce ($16.50)1
  • Pollo Chipotle Cream — grilled chicken topped with creamy chipotle ($15.50)1
  • Pollo Jalisco — grilled chicken with spinach and mushrooms, cheese sauce ($15.50)1
  • Mole de Pollo — quarter chicken charcoal-grilled, topped with mole poblano ($15.50)1
  • Pollo Enchipollado — quarter chicken charcoal-grilled, topped with chipotle sauce ($15.50)1

Famous ACPs

  • Loco ACP Texas — steak, chicken and shrimp cooked with pepper, onion and chorizo ($17.50)1
  • ACP Del Mar — shrimp, scallops, zucchini, grilled onion, bell pepper and tomatoes ($17.50)1
  • AC Tex — grilled chicken, steak and shrimp ($15.99)1
  • ACP Mazatlán — chicken, chorizo and pineapple ($15.00)1
  • AC Shrimp — grilled shrimp ($15.00)1
  • ACP Pineapple — grilled chicken and pineapple ($14.50)1
  • ACC — grilled steak ($14.50)1
  • ACP — grilled chicken on a bed of rice with cheese ($13.50)1

Chimichangas

  • Chimichanga Grande — 10” soft or fried, filled with meat, topped with cheese dip, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo, rice and beans ($14.00)1
  • Chimichanga — 2 chicken or beef, rice and beans, topped with cheese and sour cream ($12.00)1

Burgers

  • Country Burger — 8–10 oz. charcoal patties with bourbon, caramelized onions, queso, pepper jack and mushrooms ($16.00)1
  • Classic Burger — cheese, onion, jalapeño, tomato, mayo, with fries ($14.50)1
  • Revolución Burger — steak burger with pineapple, bacon, caramelized onions and cheese, with fries ($14.50)1
  • Diablo Burger — extra spicy, grilled onion and American cheese, diablo sauce ($14.50)1

Tortas

  • Tortas — Mexican sub with mayonnaise, beans, jalapeños, tomato, onions, avocado and queso fresco, served with fries; choice of pollo asado, carne asada, carne arrachera, carnitas, chorizo or al pastor ($12.00)1

Vegetarian

  • Fajita Veggie — bell peppers, tomato, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, salad, rice, beans and tortillas ($16.00)1
  • ACP Veggie — bed of rice, mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini, onion, tomato and cheese dip ($14.99)1
  • Vegetarian Burrito — rice, broccoli, mushrooms, zucchini, onion, peppers and tomato, cheese sauce and pico de gallo ($14.50)1
  • 3 Veggie Tacos — grilled zucchini, corn, red peppers, onions and tomatoes, topped with avocado and queso fresco ($14.00)1

Desserts

  • Tres Leches Cake ($7.75)1
  • Churros ($7.00)1
  • Chocolava Cake ($7.00)1
  • Chimi Cheese Cake ($7.00)1
  • Plátano Frito with Ice Cream ($7.00)1
  • Flan ($5.00)1

Cantina

Full cantina program with margaritas and a bar; specific cocktail list not itemized in the online menu.1

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Don Chuy’s Fresh Mex & Cantina — all-day menu via Yelp, https://www.yelp.com/menu/don-chuy-s-fresh-mex-and-cantina-overland-park/all-day-menu (accessed 2026-07-13); cross-referenced with the official site https://don-chuys.com. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24 ↩25 ↩26 ↩27 ↩28 ↩29 ↩30 ↩31 ↩32 ↩33 ↩34 ↩35 ↩36 ↩37 ↩38 ↩39 ↩40 ↩41 ↩42 ↩43 ↩44 ↩45 ↩46 ↩47 ↩48 ↩49 ↩50 ↩51 ↩52 ↩53 ↩54 ↩55 ↩56 ↩57 ↩58 ↩59 ↩60 ↩61 ↩62 ↩63 ↩64 ↩65 ↩66 ↩67 ↩68 ↩69 ↩70 ↩71 ↩72 ↩73 ↩74 ↩75 ↩76 ↩77 ↩78 ↩79 ↩80 ↩81 ↩82 ↩83 ↩84 ↩85 ↩86 ↩87 ↩88 ↩89 ↩90 ↩91 ↩92 ↩93 ↩94 ↩95 ↩96 ↩97 ↩98 ↩99 ↩100 ↩101 ↩102 ↩103 ↩104 ↩105 ↩106 ↩107 ↩108 ↩109 ↩110 ↩111 ↩112 ↩113 ↩114 ↩115 ↩116 ↩117 ↩118 ↩119 ↩120 ↩121 ↩122 ↩123 ↩124

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